𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa)
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa), from Sanskrit जम्बुद्वीप (jambudvīpa); equivalent to 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼 (jaṃbu, “jambul”) + 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva, “island”).[1] Compare Pali jambudīpa.
Noun
𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (jaṃbudīva) m (Devanagari जंबुदीव)
- (Jainism) Jambudvipa: the physical world
- Asia (a continent)
- India (a region of Asia)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁄 (jaṃbudīvo) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā) |
| Accusative | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jaṃbudīvaṃ) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jaṃbudīve) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀡 (jaṃbudīveṇa) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀡𑀁 (jaṃbudīveṇaṃ) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺 (jaṃbudīvehi) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jaṃbudīvehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀅 (jaṃbudīvāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀑 (jaṃbudīvāo) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀉 (jaṃbudīvāu) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺 (jaṃbudīvāhi) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (jaṃbudīvāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jaṃbudīvassa) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀡 (jaṃbudīvāṇa) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jaṃbudīvāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (jaṃbudīvammi) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jaṃbudīve) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼 (jaṃbudīvesu) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jaṃbudīvesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (jaṃbudīva) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā) |
| Sauraseni declension of 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁄 (jaṃbudīvo) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā) |
| Accusative | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀁 (jaṃbudīvaṃ) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jaṃbudīve) |
| Instrumental | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀡 (jaṃbudīveṇa) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jaṃbudīvehiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀤𑁄 (jaṃbudīvādo) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jaṃbudīvassa) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁 (jaṃbudīvāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂 (jaṃbudīve) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼 (jaṃbudīvesu) or 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jaṃbudīvesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (jaṃbudīva) | 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸 (jaṃbudīvā) |
Descendants
- Helu:
- Dhivehi: ދަނބިދޫ (daᵐbidū) (obsolete 𑤞𑤢𑤳𑤝𑤳𑤩𑤳 (dhabuduvu /daᵐbuduvu/))[2]
- → English: Dhanbidhoo, Dambidu
- Sinhalese: දඹදිව (daᵐbadiwa)
- Dhivehi: ދަނބިދޫ (daᵐbidū) (obsolete 𑤞𑤢𑤳𑤝𑤳𑤩𑤳 (dhabuduvu /daᵐbuduvu/))[2]
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jambudvīpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283
- Sonja Fritz (2002), “Morphology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 60